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a syrian coalition that includes an offshoot of al qaeda have captured the second major syrian city to fall to the rebels after raqqa, now under control of the islamic state. the rebel coalition includes nusra front. thousands of residents have fled the city out of fear. tens of thousands of people marched against violent extremism in tunis sunday following the shooting rampage at the bardo museum. one day after the government said it killed an al qaeda member it identified as the attack's main suspect. the liens of people voted in nigeria's election amidst violence from boko haram. more than a dozen people were killed and several attacks around nigeria. the race pits goodluck jonathan against former military ruler m ohammadu bahari. final results are expected today. indiana governor mike pence facing protests over a measure that could strengthen anti-lgbt discrimination. it prevents governments from imposing a burden on those following religious beliefs. that could allow businesses to refuse services to lgbt customers. on saturday, thousands marched in indianapolis conflict pence -- c
a syrian coalition that includes an offshoot of al qaeda have captured the second major syrian city to fall to the rebels after raqqa, now under control of the islamic state. the rebel coalition includes nusra front. thousands of residents have fled the city out of fear. tens of thousands of people marched against violent extremism in tunis sunday following the shooting rampage at the bardo museum. one day after the government said it killed an al qaeda member it identified as the attack's main...
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nearly two months after the police killing of george floyd in minneapolis sparked an international uprising, black lives matter protests continue putting pressure in the streets, city halls and their communities with demands to defund the police and address systemic racism. we look at an under-reported but critical part of the fight against police brutality -- the devastating impact police violence has on people with disabilities, especially black disabled people. no u.s. federal agency officially tracks the number of disabled americans who are killed by the police. but according to at least one study, up to one half of people killed by law enforcement in the u.s. have a disability. haben girma, a disability rights lawyer and the first deafblind graduate of harvard law school, recently tweeted about police encounters witith disablbled pe. she wrote -- for more, we are joined by two guests. in berkeley, california, we're joined by leroy moore, a black disabled activist and artist, founder of the krip-hop nanation and co-fouounder of poor magazi. leroy has cerebral palsy. anand in oaklaland l
nearly two months after the police killing of george floyd in minneapolis sparked an international uprising, black lives matter protests continue putting pressure in the streets, city halls and their communities with demands to defund the police and address systemic racism. we look at an under-reported but critical part of the fight against police brutality -- the devastating impact police violence has on people with disabilities, especially black disabled people. no u.s. federal agency...
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this is an international movement of cities of which the american cities have now become a key an important part. this is how i try to lay it out. this is not one politician here and one there. this is a reflection of the grassroots movement that has been building in america for years now and is now beginning to capture local power. the question is, when you capture local power, there always problems in governing. as i say in the book, many of the mayor's found their key initiaiatives blocked by conservative forces and others, the alliance that to cure the initial victory began to fracture over police killings of african-americans and unresolved policy issues, among them frayed the alliance, how to address, for instance, charter schools or how to create more affordable housing will also promoting economic development, or even the issue of the sharing economy. some of the progressives behind uber and others while others opposed it. there are things that have begun to fray the alliance and divide the alliance, but you cannot mistake that there is an alliance. there is an urban alliance in ame
this is an international movement of cities of which the american cities have now become a key an important part. this is how i try to lay it out. this is not one politician here and one there. this is a reflection of the grassroots movement that has been building in america for years now and is now beginning to capture local power. the question is, when you capture local power, there always problems in governing. as i say in the book, many of the mayor's found their key initiaiatives blocked...
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they immediately called for an internal investigation. they sent investigators to mexico city. they began digging through the auditing trail and internal sort of pay records to see whether or nine what this man had told them had merit or not. before too long, the investigators came back and said, you know what? it looks like there is something here. in fact, they wrote in a report that was sent to the very top walmart executives, there is reasonable suspicion to believe laws have been violated in mexico and the united states. what you're really referring to was the foreign corrupt practices act, which is the federal law that makes it a crime for u.s. companies to pay bribes to officials in foreign countries. but that is where the story starts getting unusual. that is what we focused on in april. rather than acting on the advice of their investigators, some of whom were basically former veteran fbi agents, instead they took the really unusual step of taking the internal investigation away from these experienced veteran criminal avesta gators in the united states, and handed it o
they immediately called for an internal investigation. they sent investigators to mexico city. they began digging through the auditing trail and internal sort of pay records to see whether or nine what this man had told them had merit or not. before too long, the investigators came back and said, you know what? it looks like there is something here. in fact, they wrote in a report that was sent to the very top walmart executives, there is reasonable suspicion to believe laws have been violated...
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in other news on ukraine, the german military has launched an internal probe after a russian news outlet obtained tape of a private meeting where german officials discussed providing ukraine with long range missiles that could be used to destroy the kerch bridge, which links russia to occupied crimea. during the leaked call, one german general is heard saying, "there is no real reason to say we can't do this. it only depends on the political red lines." in russia, crowds are continuing to lay flowers at the grave of opposition leader alexei navalny who was buried on friday after thousands attended his funeral in moscow. navalny died two weeks ago at an arctic prison. according to one count people , 45 were arrested across russia for publicly paying respects to navalny. we will have more on russia later in the program. the united nations human rights chief has called on the warring sides in sudan to give safe access to humanitarian agencies as the crisis worsens. volker turk spoke on friday. >> sudan has become a living nightmare. almost half of the population, 25 million people, are in u
in other news on ukraine, the german military has launched an internal probe after a russian news outlet obtained tape of a private meeting where german officials discussed providing ukraine with long range missiles that could be used to destroy the kerch bridge, which links russia to occupied crimea. during the leaked call, one german general is heard saying, "there is no real reason to say we can't do this. it only depends on the political red lines." in russia, crowds are...
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an ever-growing surveillance network of cameras in the occupied west bank city of hebron and east jerusalem, two cities in the occupied territories where israeli settlements are expanding within palestinian areas. in hebron, a program called red wolf is used at military checkpoints to scan palestinians' faces and add them to vast surveillance databasest. this is clip from a video accompanng the new report. >> imagine you are a palestinian person from a small village in the occupied territory. you have not registered at a checkpoint or been contained. you have not given consent. let's say you visit a sick family member in hebron so you pass a checkpoint. a little yellow light flashesn the guard's screen. that cam has taken a little picture of you and compared it to othermages and tabases. it has not recognize you so it has taken a picture and put you into a system without your consent. a giant system so from now on any check point in the cupied pastinianerritoriesr in isranows you a. scan by other databases a at masse scale wiout your consent. skip over to the next time you pass by checkpoin
an ever-growing surveillance network of cameras in the occupied west bank city of hebron and east jerusalem, two cities in the occupied territories where israeli settlements are expanding within palestinian areas. in hebron, a program called red wolf is used at military checkpoints to scan palestinians' faces and add them to vast surveillance databasest. this is clip from a video accompanng the new report. >> imagine you are a palestinian person from a small village in the occupied...
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apparent bid to circumvent the city's vaccine mandate. nypd internal affairs is reportedly investigating the officers and has stripped them of their guns and badges. a warning to our audience, these next story contain contained description of police violence. in minneapolis, former police officer derek chauvin pleaded guilty wednesday to a federal charge of violating george floyd's civil rights. chauvin had previously pleaded not guilty but changed his plea after he was found guilty of floyd's murder in a closely-watched trial last spring. as part of his plea deal, chauvin also pleaded guilty to violating the civil rights of a black 14-year-old during a 2017 arrest. chauvin grabbed the teen by the throat, hit him repeatedly in the head with a flashlight, and pressed his knee into the boy's neck while he was prone, handcuffed, and not resisting. in texas, the county of williamson announced a settlement of $5illion in the 2019 wrongful death of javier ambler. the 40-year-old black man died after being repeatedly tasered by police during a t
apparent bid to circumvent the city's vaccine mandate. nypd internal affairs is reportedly investigating the officers and has stripped them of their guns and badges. a warning to our audience, these next story contain contained description of police violence. in minneapolis, former police officer derek chauvin pleaded guilty wednesday to a federal charge of violating george floyd's civil rights. chauvin had previously pleaded not guilty but changed his plea after he was found guilty of floyd's...
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hammam alloh, an internal medicine and nephrology specialist working in gaza city at dar al shifa hospital, which is around five five miles away from al-ahli hospital. >> it is a baptist hospital. and my clear enough? a baptist hospital. [indiscernible] it is a very old hospital, aged more than 100 years. it is situated in a very densely populated area. it was hit the day before but patients, refugees, and staff could not leave the hospital. >> you are saying hospital was hit for? >> yes, yes, it was. when it was finally hit again, the death toll is rising to more than 800 lives lost. what if this is going to happen in other hospitals? and bigger hospitals? the massacre is going to be worse. there will be no safe shelter for all patients. as a physician, i'm afraid if i leave and go to work i hospital will be hit as well. we have only five hospitals providing dialysis to others. nurses are afraid. patients are afraid. what if injured patients do not go there? this means -- amy: he went on to describe how tens of thousands of civilians have sought refuge at the hospitals in gaza. >> dar al
hammam alloh, an internal medicine and nephrology specialist working in gaza city at dar al shifa hospital, which is around five five miles away from al-ahli hospital. >> it is a baptist hospital. and my clear enough? a baptist hospital. [indiscernible] it is a very old hospital, aged more than 100 years. it is situated in a very densely populated area. it was hit the day before but patients, refugees, and staff could not leave the hospital. >> you are saying hospital was hit for?...
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council from gaza city. >> i believe the population is appeal torecipice, an the international community to take the steps necessary to address the extent situation. displacementr indeed occur, the occupying power, open to international humanitarian law, we'll have to assume direct response ability. >> christopher gunness, could you talk more about what your boss said? >> essentially, he is making a pragmatic point and a practical point, when sibley that unrwa -- quite sibley that u.n. art of ua has reached its capacity to deal with civilian consequences of israeli another military decisions. he is making an international jurisprudential point as well, that according to international law it is the belligerent parties to the conflict who are responsible for the civilian consequences of their actions. they are responsible, for example, to allow civilians, women and children, according to the principle that they should be allowed to leave, the principle of distinction. women and children believe the battle zone. there are principles such as proportionality. but the point is that the parties
council from gaza city. >> i believe the population is appeal torecipice, an the international community to take the steps necessary to address the extent situation. displacementr indeed occur, the occupying power, open to international humanitarian law, we'll have to assume direct response ability. >> christopher gunness, could you talk more about what your boss said? >> essentially, he is making a pragmatic point and a practical point, when sibley that unrwa -- quite sibley...
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in mariupol, the commander of the city's remaining ukrainian forces pleaded in a new video for an international rescue operation to evacuate troops and civilians from the massive steel plant where they remain holed up against a withering assault by russia's military. >> there are hundreds of civilians, including tens of children. there are ny people with reduced ability, many elderly. there are shortages of water, food, ammunition, weapons, and military equipment. in in a southern ukraine, russian soldiers opened fire with stem grenades and tear grass -- gas on protesters. elsewhere, one person was killed wednesday as rockets hit a residential neighborhood. the white house has president will head to alabama next week to visit a lucky martin factory that produces anti-take missiles, one of dozens of weapons systems which the u.s. has been supplying to ukraine. the announcement came as russian president vladimir putin warned western nationabout intervening in the war. >> if someone decides to intervene in the current events in ukraine from the outside and create unaccepble strategic threats for r
in mariupol, the commander of the city's remaining ukrainian forces pleaded in a new video for an international rescue operation to evacuate troops and civilians from the massive steel plant where they remain holed up against a withering assault by russia's military. >> there are hundreds of civilians, including tens of children. there are ny people with reduced ability, many elderly. there are shortages of water, food, ammunition, weapons, and military equipment. in in a southern...
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-backed offensive against isis in the northern city of hawija. the u.n. warns as many as 85,000 people could be displaced by the fighting, and the aid group save the children says up to 30,000 children are in extreme danger. the group's deputy director said children were already suffering terribly under isis with food, water, and medicine in short supply, adding -- "now families face a terrible choice of staying put as fighting intensifies, or risking their lives to flee on foot for up to 12 hours through minefields and snipers, then wade across a river to reach safety." in yemen, amnesty international is reporting that the bomb that destroyed a residential building in the capital sana'a last month, killing 16 civilians and injuring 17 more, was made in the usa. amnesty international's arms expert analyzed remnants of the weapon and found clear markings that matched u.s.-made components used in laser-guided air-dropped bombs. the attack severely injured a five-year-old child, whose five brothers and sisters were among the seven children killed in the stri
-backed offensive against isis in the northern city of hawija. the u.n. warns as many as 85,000 people could be displaced by the fighting, and the aid group save the children says up to 30,000 children are in extreme danger. the group's deputy director said children were already suffering terribly under isis with food, water, and medicine in short supply, adding -- "now families face a terrible choice of staying put as fighting intensifies, or risking their lives to flee on foot for up to...
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the government said after that that the biggest fear was an international terrorist would poison the water supply of a major city. well, international terrorist did not do this, but a major city's water supply was poisoned, your city, flint. the michigan government, the governor rick snyder, involved with this. what are your thoughts? >> is bad enough the geneva convention says an act of war come you cannot poison a city's water supply. we are not in war, but it seems like it because all city's water supply was poisoned by our state government. it allowed to continue. they knew in october 2014 when general motors said, we cannot use this water because it is corroding our parts, the water is at. the city lost $400,000 in revenue. that had to be signed off by the emergency manager in the governor. they knew the water was bad then. if it is not ok for car parts how is it ok for citizens? >> the primary debate is happening march 6. are you going to be there? hillary clinton was here recently. we heard bernie sanders is coming in before the debate. what demands do you have of them? >> i w
the government said after that that the biggest fear was an international terrorist would poison the water supply of a major city. well, international terrorist did not do this, but a major city's water supply was poisoned, your city, flint. the michigan government, the governor rick snyder, involved with this. what are your thoughts? >> is bad enough the geneva convention says an act of war come you cannot poison a city's water supply. we are not in war, but it seems like it because all...
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there was not any minute during the nine days the city was not raining. amy: in other climate news, the international energy agency warns methane emissions remain at near record highs. the agency said, "a 75% cut in methane emissions from fossil fuels by 2030 is imperative to stop the planet from warming to a dangerous level." the oil industry is the largest producer of methane, and the u.s. is the largest emitter of methane from oil and gas. here in new york, activists with climate defiance confronted chevron ceo mike wirth on tuesday as he spoke at an event promoting "the role of engaged men in gender inclusivity." >> killing thousands of indigenous women and losing thousands more to cancer -- you are a murderer. amy: chevron ceo mike wirth was forced to leave the event. federal investigators looking into the alaska airlines boeing 737 max door blowout say their work is being hampered by boeing's lack of cooperation and major issues with its record-keeping. the national transportation safety board said boeing was not able to provide the name of the empl
there was not any minute during the nine days the city was not raining. amy: in other climate news, the international energy agency warns methane emissions remain at near record highs. the agency said, "a 75% cut in methane emissions from fossil fuels by 2030 is imperative to stop the planet from warming to a dangerous level." the oil industry is the largest producer of methane, and the u.s. is the largest emitter of methane from oil and gas. here in new york, activists with climate...
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an attack that the european commission calls inhumane. >> it constitutes a serious and grave violation of international and humanitarian law and the seas has to be lifted, the bombardment and attacks against civilians have to stop. >> the impact is obvious, the foreign defense minister calling on the european parliament to recognize vladimir putin as a war criminal. before the attack, civilians wrote the word children on either side of the building to secure the their presence -- signal their presence. [speaking non-english language] >> a spokesperson for the russian government denies that there forces bombed of the theater. the besieged coastal theater has faced two weeks of attacks from russia. officials struggling to account for deaths. the official number of civilians killed at 2400 but it is expected to be much higher. wednday, 11,000 people managed to evacuate the city. some to this refugee center. some left just in time. [speaking non-english language] >> so far around 30,000 people have fled mariupol. the ukrainian president addressed bundestag by video link earlier today. germ
an attack that the european commission calls inhumane. >> it constitutes a serious and grave violation of international and humanitarian law and the seas has to be lifted, the bombardment and attacks against civilians have to stop. >> the impact is obvious, the foreign defense minister calling on the european parliament to recognize vladimir putin as a war criminal. before the attack, civilians wrote the word children on either side of the building to secure the their presence --...
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the capital city as an huge influx of internally displaced people where they felt insecure or fled during fighting. the humanitarian crisis in afghanistan affects 18 million people. it is vital the basic services continue to be provided. in a statement issued yesterday, the taliban said they would work with existing institutions. it is crucial salaries continue be paid, infrastructure is maintained, airports are reopened, and health and education services continue. the united nations presence will adapt to the security situation, but above all, we will stay and deliver in support of the afghan people in their hour of need. amy: this all comes as afghanistan is facing an economic crisis. the united states recently blocked the taliban from $9.5 billion held by the afghan government in u.s. banks. the international monetary fund has also suspended afghanistan's access to funds. we go now to kabul, where we are joined by isabelle moussard carlsen, head of the u.n. humanitarian office in afghanistan. thank you so much for joining us. why don't we begin -- we are seeing all over the world these
the capital city as an huge influx of internally displaced people where they felt insecure or fled during fighting. the humanitarian crisis in afghanistan affects 18 million people. it is vital the basic services continue to be provided. in a statement issued yesterday, the taliban said they would work with existing institutions. it is crucial salaries continue be paid, infrastructure is maintained, airports are reopened, and health and education services continue. the united nations presence...
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he was also twice namemed an amnesty international prisoner of conscience. i know there willll be a delalay between my questions and raji sourani's response, so bear with us as he speaks to us from gaza city where cease-fire has just gone into effect which allowed raji sourani to even make it to the studio. raji sourani, welcome to democracy now! can you describe this latest escalation of violence, what you understand took place? thank you. gaza are rather mission impossible to move anywhere inn gaza. no singular place is safe here in gaza. bombed everywhere from south to north. s storm, were e the civilian targets.. ththat is why the sisituation ws very tensese. retaliated with hundreds of rockets agagainst israel. when israel explain says it hit 350 military targets, what those targets are? that is nonsense because a bubunch of hamas and jihad activist have been killed by the israelis. beingerwhelming majority killed or injured are civilians, p pregnant t women, children, and many other civilians. erased.e family they do not exist anymore. father, mother,
he was also twice namemed an amnesty international prisoner of conscience. i know there willll be a delalay between my questions and raji sourani's response, so bear with us as he speaks to us from gaza city where cease-fire has just gone into effect which allowed raji sourani to even make it to the studio. raji sourani, welcome to democracy now! can you describe this latest escalation of violence, what you understand took place? thank you. gaza are rather mission impossible to move anywhere...
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whose entire family was killed in an s check. >> the wholele family. i've lost them all, my dearest ones. we were sitting in the basement when the rocket hit just before sunset. and it hit my face, it was burned by the flames. my neighbor was in front of me and was left totalally charrede. when i c cameround, mon was screaming. hehe was in n in but i could not help them. he was scrcreaming, " "mommy,y,p me." i told h h, "i"ian't, my son, i can't help you." amy: those were the words of a syrian woman named ayat. a u.s.-led coalition airstrike killed her entire family. we go now to london where we are joined by donatella rovera, senior crisis response adviser at amnesty international. she was the lead investigator of the investigation by amnesty and air wars titled "rhetoric versus reality: how the 'most precise air campaign in history' left raqqa the most destroyed city in modern times." donatella rovera, welcome to democracy now!w! just explain the level of the devastation and the involvement of the united states. >> the devastation is clear for all to
whose entire family was killed in an s check. >> the wholele family. i've lost them all, my dearest ones. we were sitting in the basement when the rocket hit just before sunset. and it hit my face, it was burned by the flames. my neighbor was in front of me and was left totalally charrede. when i c cameround, mon was screaming. hehe was in n in but i could not help them. he was scrcreaming, " "mommy,y,p me." i told h h, "i"ian't, my son, i can't help you."...
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new york city is launching that initiative today. meanwhile washington, d.c., has rejoined other localities in reinstating an indoor mask mandate for all. according to an internal cdc report, infections of the delta variant could be just as transmissible from breakthrough infections in vaccinated people as from the unvaccinated and could be more severe with each infected person able to infect 8 to 9 others. the document also said the delta variant is as contagious as chickenpox and more contagious than the viruses that cause the common cold, the seasonal flu, and other easily transmitted illnesses. the house is expected to consider a bill today which would extend a nationwide moratorium on evictions set to expire tomorrow, saturday. nearly 12 million people in the u.s. are behind on rent. on thursday, biden urged congress to find a way to extend the ban since the cdc is no longer able to do so as a result of a supreme court ruling last month. also, the european union has surpassed the u.s. in inoculations. in international news, brit
new york city is launching that initiative today. meanwhile washington, d.c., has rejoined other localities in reinstating an indoor mask mandate for all. according to an internal cdc report, infections of the delta variant could be just as transmissible from breakthrough infections in vaccinated people as from the unvaccinated and could be more severe with each infected person able to infect 8 to 9 others. the document also said the delta variant is as contagious as chickenpox and more...
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nearly a million civilians have been internally displaced since ethiopia launched an offensive against tigray separatists in november. the u.n. says the fighting has pushed through had a 50,000 people to the brink of fighting. a u.s. military base near a major oil field in eastern syria came under attack monday oneay after the biden administration launched airstrikes in syria and iraq targeting an iranian-backed militia. the u.s. responded by firing artillery fire at nearby rocket launching positions. on monday, president biden defended his decision to order airstrikes. pres. biden: i directed last night airstrikes targeting sites used by the iranian backed alyssa groups responsible for recent attacks on the u.s. personnel in iran -- iraq. i had that authority under article two and even those of been the hill who are reluctant to acknowledge that, acknowledge that is the case. amy: this comes as criticism of the u.s. airstrikes grow. iraq's prime minister condemned the u.s. attack as a "blatant and unacceptable violation of iraqi sovereignty and iraqi national security." we'll have mor
nearly a million civilians have been internally displaced since ethiopia launched an offensive against tigray separatists in november. the u.n. says the fighting has pushed through had a 50,000 people to the brink of fighting. a u.s. military base near a major oil field in eastern syria came under attack monday oneay after the biden administration launched airstrikes in syria and iraq targeting an iranian-backed militia. the u.s. responded by firing artillery fire at nearby rocket launching...
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stroyed buildi in gaza city that housed the offices of al jazeera and the associated press and other media. with the backing of the united states, israel has refused international calls to stop its assault, which has already left 40,000 palestinians homeless. we will go to gaza for the latest. >> the destroyed whole blocks, killing over 40 people. wholfamilies were annihilated by the israeli were machines. amy: we will also talk to the head of the leading israeli human rights group b'tselem, which has accused israel of committing war crimes in gaza by targeting civilians and destroying infrastructure on a massive scale. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the quarantine report. i'm amy goodman. a warning to our viewers, this story contains epic images of violence and death. israel's assault on gaza has entered its second week with air raids pounding the besieged territory overnight. sunday marked the deadliest day so far, with at least 42 people killed. the palestinian death toll has reached nearly 200, more than a quarter of those children. ove
stroyed buildi in gaza city that housed the offices of al jazeera and the associated press and other media. with the backing of the united states, israel has refused international calls to stop its assault, which has already left 40,000 palestinians homeless. we will go to gaza for the latest. >> the destroyed whole blocks, killing over 40 people. wholfamilies were annihilated by the israeli were machines. amy: we will also talk to the head of the leading israeli human rights group...
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. >> is an honor to be here. database we have uncovered from work at the intercept is thousands of internal police documents coming from the city most of 2017-2019. what they show us at a granular level is the way muslim institutions, the mosques, the family structure, is been targeted by the surveillance regime and accompanying police force. religious activity has almost ground to a halt completely. anyone report, 100 60 elderly people still go to the mosque but 80,000 others have stopped attending. they also talk about families being visited by government officials being placed on watch lists, particularly the families of people that have been to the camps. it is giving us a granular level vi of communities that have really been torn apart, people that have been sent to these camps. a ranges from 10% of the population to hire. it is devastating material showing us the extent of the damage, the way the entire society is been targeted with the program elimination and some forms of replacement, a kind of colonial
. >> is an honor to be here. database we have uncovered from work at the intercept is thousands of internal police documents coming from the city most of 2017-2019. what they show us at a granular level is the way muslim institutions, the mosques, the family structure, is been targeted by the surveillance regime and accompanying police force. religious activity has almost ground to a halt completely. anyone report, 100 60 elderly people still go to the mosque but 80,000 others have...
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enter the city after this hearing government and rebel troops agree to stop clashes. an agreement had been reached on wednesday. >> we have received an official agreement from the syrian government to allow people to enter the city. this is what we want to carry out in our red crescent effort, so we can evacuate tens that are wounded or ill, as well as the elderly, women, and children. >> "the guardian" is reporting the u.s. and british leaders received encouragement at the g 20 and private talks with russian president vladimir putin brown the possibility of negotiating a searing transition. under the deal, assad could receive safe passage to attend a conference in the future. both candidates, muhammed mercy, the results could be announced as early as this weekend. the results have been on the cyber operations of iran. the washington post reports the u.s. and israel have used a virus that secretly mapped iran's's internal computer networks and sent back intelligence to be used for disrupting nuclear activities. the virus was developed with the national security agency
enter the city after this hearing government and rebel troops agree to stop clashes. an agreement had been reached on wednesday. >> we have received an official agreement from the syrian government to allow people to enter the city. this is what we want to carry out in our red crescent effort, so we can evacuate tens that are wounded or ill, as well as the elderly, women, and children. >> "the guardian" is reporting the u.s. and british leaders received encouragement at...
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has an immediate job opening for a full-time social media manager here in new york city. resumes are being reviewed as received. apply online today. details at democracynow.org. happy birthday to carla wills. democracy now! is looking for feedback from people who appreciate the closed captioning. e-mail your comments to outreach@democracynow.org or mail them to democracy now! p.o. box 693 new york, new york 1 brandon: my e experience is so difffferent than a mainlanand chinese, it wouldn't be authentic for me to try to cook food for mainland china because that's not me, and that's not my audience. my audience is san francisco,o, and these cross-cultural exexchanges a are the basis for how food evolves. i feel like whatat we'rere seeig in this next wave of this generation of american cooks is this newfound confidence in valuing our traditions and its impact t on the food d culture in america..
has an immediate job opening for a full-time social media manager here in new york city. resumes are being reviewed as received. apply online today. details at democracynow.org. happy birthday to carla wills. democracy now! is looking for feedback from people who appreciate the closed captioning. e-mail your comments to outreach@democracynow.org or mail them to democracy now! p.o. box 693 new york, new york 1 brandon: my e experience is so difffferent than a mainlanand chinese, it wouldn't be...
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figueroa was instrumental in key labor struggles across the city, including increasing airport workers minimum wage to $19 an and the high-profile fight for a minimum wage of $15 per hour for a -- workers, which led or fast food workers, which led to a nationwide campaign. this is hector figueroa speaking to democracy now! at may day protests in 2017 in new york city. >> we all know that immigrant rights are worker rights. no more deportatation, no more breaking families. we are here and we're going to stay and fight because we work really hard. we feed the american public. we take care of the children. we clean the offices. americahe ones making strong, and we are here to stay. amy: that was hector figueroa, prominent new york city union leader addressing may day protests. he died last thursday of a heart attack at the age of 57. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. widespread immigration raids did not materialize across the country this weekend after president trump announced them in advance. a handf
figueroa was instrumental in key labor struggles across the city, including increasing airport workers minimum wage to $19 an and the high-profile fight for a minimum wage of $15 per hour for a -- workers, which led or fast food workers, which led to a nationwide campaign. this is hector figueroa speaking to democracy now! at may day protests in 2017 in new york city. >> we all know that immigrant rights are worker rights. no more deportatation, no more breaking families. we are here and...
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on the peace boat -- an international boat that sails around the world campaigning for nuclear disarmament and world peace. the cofounder and director of the peace boboat tatsuya yoshioa and terumi kuramori, a hibakusha -- that's the japanese word for a survivor of the atomic bomb -- joined us in the democracy now! studios to discuss the bombings in hiroshima and nagasaki. i started by asking terumi kuramori to describe what happened when the second atomic bomb was dropped on nagasaki and -- 73 years ago today. >> that was the year when i was one year old am a so i don't have direct memory of that day. however, after surviving the atomic bomb, i was with my mother and my older brother and sister into a bomb shelter, which was under the city, so we were able to survive so i'm somehow able to be here today. memory have any direct of that day, however, my carrots -- my parents, for my whole life, did not speak out ababout the fact t that we survived the bombing. the reason for that, the reason they did not speak out is because at t the time,e, there s so much discrimination and prejudice agai
on the peace boat -- an international boat that sails around the world campaigning for nuclear disarmament and world peace. the cofounder and director of the peace boboat tatsuya yoshioa and terumi kuramori, a hibakusha -- that's the japanese word for a survivor of the atomic bomb -- joined us in the democracy now! studios to discuss the bombings in hiroshima and nagasaki. i started by asking terumi kuramori to describe what happened when the second atomic bomb was dropped on nagasaki and -- 73...
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the international profile of this city is tango, football, latin lifestyle - a south american city with a european feel. but what about the porteños, the nickname for the citizens of buenos aires? how do they roll with it? these politics, economics and growing social inequality. what is it like to struggle to build a more
the international profile of this city is tango, football, latin lifestyle - a south american city with a european feel. but what about the porteños, the nickname for the citizens of buenos aires? how do they roll with it? these politics, economics and growing social inequality. what is it like to struggle to build a more
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he is an associate professor and chair of international and comparative labor at cornell university. he is the author of "the urbanization of people: the politics of development, labor markets, and schooling in the chinese city." he is also co-editor of the new book "the china question: toward ft perspectives." his recent article for the asian labor review is titled "foxconn's great escape." professor, thank you so much for being with us. let's start off by talking about this uprising over the last few days in beijing, in the financial capital shanghai, and other places, the significance of this? >> this is unbelievably significant for a number of reasons. it is the largest protest movement that xi jinping has faced in the tenure since he came to power. there was a big protest that was probab larger in scalen 2012 just before he came to power which was an anti-japanese protest over some disputed islands. but we have not seen anything like this. there are a couple of things really significant. the first is that it is nationwide. as we just heard, these protests are appeari in cities a
he is an associate professor and chair of international and comparative labor at cornell university. he is the author of "the urbanization of people: the politics of development, labor markets, and schooling in the chinese city." he is also co-editor of the new book "the china question: toward ft perspectives." his recent article for the asian labor review is titled "foxconn's great escape." professor, thank you so much for being with us. let's start off by talking...
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three-quarters of yemenis -- some 22 million people -- are dependent on international aid, with an estimated 8.4 million people on the brink of starvation. this is protester shehab mohamed. >> we are starving and our children are dying. the cities are under siege and there is unemployment. we want to tell the regime in the saudi-led coalition, hunger is the engine for these people. discussions collapse. the only solution is supplying a loaf of bread. amy: thursday's protest came as the head of a team of u.n. investigators accused saudi arabia and the united arab emirates of interfering with his investigation. kamel jendoubi says all sides in yemen's conflict have committed human rights abuses, with the u.s.-backed saudi-led coalition responsible for war crimes including widespread arbitrary detention, rape, torture and the conscription of children as young as eight years old. in august, republican senator richard shelby of alabama blocked an amendment by connecticut democrat chris murphy that would have cut off u.s. taxpayer support to the saudi-led war in yemen. bloomberg is reporting that
three-quarters of yemenis -- some 22 million people -- are dependent on international aid, with an estimated 8.4 million people on the brink of starvation. this is protester shehab mohamed. >> we are starving and our children are dying. the cities are under siege and there is unemployment. we want to tell the regime in the saudi-led coalition, hunger is the engine for these people. discussions collapse. the only solution is supplying a loaf of bread. amy: thursday's protest came as the...
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climate action summit that kicks off in new york city today. president trumump is not particicipating in the highly anticipated international gathering at the united nations. in related news, nbc recently reported that the trump administration ignored an internal report from one of its own agencies, showing that climate change is driving central american, and in particular, guatemalan, migration to the u.s. the report by customs and border protection confirms years of expert findings linking climate -- the climate crisis to migration due to its negative impacts on farming which lead to crop shortages, food and job insecurity, and poverty. i honduran mother and her 21 month old toddler died last week while trying to cross the rio grande into the united states to apply for asylum. they had recently entered the united states to apply for asylum but they were forced to wait in mexico for their immigration hearing as part of trump's contested remain in mexico policy. meanwhile, the u.s. and el salvador signed a new deal friday that would force migra
climate action summit that kicks off in new york city today. president trumump is not particicipating in the highly anticipated international gathering at the united nations. in related news, nbc recently reported that the trump administration ignored an internal report from one of its own agencies, showing that climate change is driving central american, and in particular, guatemalan, migration to the u.s. the report by customs and border protection confirms years of expert findings linking...